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Tip 65: Saving Custom Categories

posted Tuesday, November 25, 2003 4:19 PM by outlooktips
You can save your custom Outlook categories by exporting a registry key. Outlook 2000HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\9.0\Outlook\Categories Outlook 2002HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Categories Outlook 2003HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Categories Read More
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Tip 64: Address Book Order

posted Thursday, November 20, 2003 4:17 PM by outlooktips
Do you want to control the order the Outlook Address Books are listed in Show names from the picker? (Contact folders in OL2002/2003 are in alphabetical order, you can't change that.) Since they are listed in the order you added them, remove the address Read More
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Tip 63: Outlook 2003 and MSMail support

posted Tuesday, November 18, 2003 4:16 PM by outlooktips
As anyone who uses MSMail with Outlook 2002 knows, Microsoft dropped support for MS Mail from Outlook 2002. Outlook MVPs Vince, Dmitry, and myself worked out how to restore MS Mail to Outlook 2002 and we now have the steps needed for Outlook 2003. Changes Read More
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Tip 62: Outlook 2003's Spam filter

posted Monday, November 17, 2003 4:16 PM by outlooktips
Learn how Outlook 2003's junk mail filter works in "Microsoft Outlook 2003 Spam Filter: Under the hood" by MAPILab. The author describes in detail how Microsoft Outlook 2003's junk mail filter works. This article is informative for anyone interested Read More
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Tip 61: Understanding Local Installation

posted Friday, November 14, 2003 4:15 PM by outlooktips
When you install any Office 2003 application the final installation dialog asks if you want to keep the local files, if you have more than 1.5 GB of free space on a local drive and did not use a network installation point. By allowing local installation Read More
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Tip 60: Restore the Outlook Desktop Icon

posted Tuesday, November 11, 2003 4:13 PM by outlooktips
In order to be Windows XP certified, Outlook 2003 doesn't install a desktop icon. To access the properties dialog you can either right click on the icon pinned to the start menu or open the Mail applet in Control Panel. If you really want a desktop Read More
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Tip 59: Run Scripts in Folders

posted Monday, November 10, 2003 4:12 PM by outlooktips
Are you using custom forms in Outlook 2003 and they aren't working, yet work perfectly in Outlook 2002? Outlook 2003 includes a new setting which is turned off by default that allows forms in shared mailboxes to run scripts. You can change the setting Read More
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Tip 58: Using Meeting Requests

posted Friday, November 07, 2003 4:09 PM by outlooktips
Sometimes just firing a reminder isn't enough--you need it to open an application so you don't miss it the reminder. You can do this with a Meeting Request. Create the meeting request with yourself as the attendee. Choose online meeting using Windows Read More
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Tip 57: Antivirus Scanners and Email

posted Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:11 PM by outlooktips
Using an antivirus scanner to scan your email is not necessary if the scanner is also configured for autoprotect since Outlook saves all attachments to a temp folder before opening and the scanner will detect a virus at that time. In many cases, you Read More
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Tip 56: Using Outlook's Infobar

posted Monday, November 03, 2003 4:08 PM by outlooktips
Depending on your version of Outlook and the type of message, you'll see different messages in the Infobar. Outlook 2002: The Infobar tells you if the person is online using Windows Messaging. Outlook 2002/2003: The Infobar reminds you if you have Read More
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